NEMO Equipment - Kunai 2P

Backpacking AND mountaineering? Mountaineering tents are built to be erected above treeline or on snowfields or glaciers, and designed to withstand high winds and potentially heavy snow loads. They usually have solid inners and more robust fabric and/or pole systems. A light mountaineering tent will be heavy for a backpacking tent. You can look at tents that straddle the two categories like the Nemo Kunai 2P, TarpTent ArcDome Ultra 2, Samaya Alpinist 2 Ultra. I wouldn't consider the Nemo Dagger a mountaineering tent. It's a 3 season backpacking tent.

Nemo Kunai is a great option for year round use.

I got a deal on a Nemo Kunai and have been happy with it. Ive used it extensively in the Adirondacks & Whites in the winter, and some mountaineering trips out west. Just under 4lbs

If you're planning on Denali, Logan or the Himalaya then go with a full four season tent. Snow load and the high winds will crush a lesser tent in those condition. If you're just doing winter camping where the weather is predictable then get a three season or 3+ tent. The Nemo Kunai is a good option and about 4 lbs or the REI Arete ASL is a roomier choice and solid at around six lbs. I'd wait for the upcoming sales next month to possibly save quite a bit of money.

Love my Nemo Kunai. Packs small and durable on ice and snow and adds to warmth by blocking cold winds. Well as one would expect. It'll be with me on Mt Baker in June.

Meh we have survived plenty of torrential rains in our cheap old eureka tent as well as our giant Walmart pop up tent. Sure they weigh much much more than our Nemo tent but for most camping they’re just fine.

I have a eureka apex 2 that I got 14 years ago. It has been all over the country. They were like $120 new, are pretty well made, and decent pack down size and weight, especially for the price. We replaced it a couple years ago with a Nemo backpacking tent that weighs probably half as much, but cost about 4x as much. Our kid still uses the eureka. Don’t get a big tarp for underneath it. They make footprints specifically made for that. You can get fancy expensive ones but Walmart sells cheap plastic ones that work great and pack down much smaller than a normal tarp. We have used ours the entire time we’ve had the tent and still no holes even after lots of gravel camp pads.